The US and Israel began their war on Iran by killing its most powerful figure and exhorting Iranians to seize the moment for change, but a fractured opposition and unclear American aims leave the future leadership of a post-clerical Iran an open…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Donald Trump weighs US role in Iran after war
President Donald Trump is discussing with his advisors what role the US could have in Iran after the military campaign, while US intelligence is monitoring reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s slain supreme leader, has emerged as a…
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Iran intel operatives said to have signaled openness to talks with CIA to end war
Operatives from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence signaled openness to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to talks on ending the war, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing officials briefed on the matter.
The offer was made…
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Qatar rejects Araghchi claim that Iran did not target Doha
Qatar categorically rejected on Wednesday an Iranian claim that recent missile attacks were not intentionally directed towards Qatar and accused Iran of trying to drag the Gulf state into a war.Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister…
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Iranian state TV hacked with Reza Pahlavi message
Channel Two of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) was hacked for several minutes on Wednesday, and a message from Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was aired, sources told Iran International.In Pahlavi’s message shared with the public, the…
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Macron urges Netanyahu to avoid ground offensive in Lebanon
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said he urged Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to “refrain from a ground offensive” in Lebanon in their first phone call since last summer.
“I called on the Israeli prime minister to…
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US: Iran missile launches down 86%, 23% over last day
US Central Command (CENTCOM) is making “steady progress” in Operation Epic Fury’s strikes against the Iranian regime, including heavily reducing its ability to launch ballistic missiles and drones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General…
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US deploys B-1 ‘Lancer’ bombers in early Iran war strikes
The United States Air Force used B-1 “Lancer” strategic bombers to attack targets in Iran during the first days of the war, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Monday.Further, in a press conference on Wednesday, US Defense Secretary…
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Iran struggles to manage war amid leadership disruption
Iran’s leadership is struggling to manage the current situation as an organized military campaign, US and Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post at the end of the fifth day of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on Wednesday evening.”Their…
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Why Gulf states are reluctant to join the U.S. despite Iran's escalation
Even though they all want to topple the Iranian regime, the conflicted Arab states across the Gulf won’t rush to mobilize on Israel’s behalf, and are reluctant to join the U.S. president’s operation without fully understanding his objectives and…
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